FILE No.188Unsolved
A ring was stolen from a jewelry store. In summer, the suspect said, "I haven't taken my ring off once since I got married." The suspect works outdoors every day, and his face and arms are tanned.
But on his left ring finger (the ring is a fairly thick one, about 1 cm wide), there is no pale, untanned band where the ring would have been. (If a ring is worn constantly, the skin under it does not tan, and a pale band remains.)
What can most naturally be said from this?
If you get stuck, open the hints one at a time, in order.
What happens to the finger if you keep wearing a ring?
Is there a pale band?
Does it fit "never taken off"?
What can most naturally be said from this?
Choose the answer closest to the truth.
It does not match the claim "never taken off"
The answer is "It does not match the claim 'never taken off.'"
If a ring is worn continuously, the skin under it does not tan, and a pale band remains. Its absence raises the suspicion that there was a period when he had taken the ring off.
There is no information that he wears a ring on his right hand or that he is the type that does not tan.
Because you simply believe the story about the ring.
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